vinodc

LOL...right. I'm an employee of Lexus and my only mission is to try and pull the wool over the eyes of this specific person about the MPG readout on his 8 year old car. Thats right....I have an "agenda"! Thats why I've been a member here for 7 years, volunteer my time to manage the site, and have posted here giving people advice 16,000 times. Thats 6 times a day...every day...for 7 years. But you joined here last month...and posted 19 times...so yeah you've got me figured out.

My advice wasn't anything so grand as taking apart the cluster and swapping out components. I suggested he disconnect the battery for 10 minutes to erase the global MPG memory so it can reset to the default because thats what fixed the same issue on my car. Definitely needs to be verified...I agree. Dangerous stuff.

If people aren't going to follow the advice they get when they ask their questions...its a waste of all our time spent considering and typing our responses.

I accept your apology.

You still dont get do you, well you seem like your entitled to say whatever you want on here, without sounding like a jerk, because you post so often!... well congratulations, you win. he was absolutely right in calling you out, your a very rude jerk. DONT post anymore if your not interested. its not an excuse for you to act entitled and almighty because you post 6 times a day! Yes unplugging battery will rest the range, wow we couldn't have figured that one out on our own!! And just maybe, someone ALREADY did that, but you wouldn't know that. So keep running your mouth almighty one.

Well then why are you posting on here asking for advice if you have no intention of listening to our advice?

you might want to read my response again. Througout this entire topic, ive asked what others ranges were, and was very grateful for the feedback. My problem(once again stated above) seems to be more than just a fuel range computer being off, but getting bad mileage, which Id like the dealer themselves to look at.

And, once again as I stated above, i have an EXTENDED WARRANTY through lexus, which covers such a thing. I didn't pay this extra money to simply disconnect the battery. My service advisor had mentioned he has a guide that provides him guidelines for whats considered defective and not. So i'm going to let the man do his job. So no need for you to post such a foolish comment like that. Clearly, you dont know everything related to my car. But once again, I do appreciate everyones input regarding my car.

I would highly suggest Goodyear Assurance Triple Treds if long mileage & excellent wet weather performace is at the top of your list.

Touring tires are good but generally they do not have the treadlife ratings of a premium all season...the ES is no sports sedan to begin with & there are many choices to consider in the 215 60 16 size. I have never been a fan of Kumho's personally.

Another tire to consider is the Toyo VERSADO LX in V speed rated.

I put brand new Michelin Destinys on both of my Es300's. (97 &2002) 97 is 15inch....2002 is 215-60-16

They have been excellent, quiet, and so far great in the snow, vast vast improvement over bridgestone potenza.

I was debating between goodyear triple tread, about same price, and were ranked #1 by consumer reports I believe, but the tireplace(manager i've known for 10+years.....was adamant those tries aren't lasting the full mileage, but the desintys were easily going the full 85k miles they are stated for, if not more) his advice might not be scientific, but the man has been in the business his whole life, and has always taken care of my car tires. I believe the destinys 16inch go for about $117 a tire, and costed me about $550 otd, with 4yr warranty too.

You need to drive on a long trip. Like...several hours.

Pay the dealer $200 to look at it if you want lol Don't ask the dealer, just unplug the battery.

i drove from Michigan to atlanta and back in the past week. didn't change a darn bit. I wouldn't foolishly go pay the dealer $200 simply because my fuel range is not accurate, it seems to be a deeper issue causing this car to have such poor mileage. And I do have a Lexus Platinum extended warranty and it covers that....verified by dealer......so a checkup at no cost to me.

but thanks for your input.

If it really bugs you you can also disconnect the battery. They had to remove my battery to replace my headlight bulb and now the display reads 335 miles when filled up.

I did the whole highway driving.....resetting.....drive on highway only. the range went from around 225 to 235.

The dealer is going to look at it on thursday(i have extended lexus warranty....it covers that) and I will also ask about unplugging battery. I might even have them put in a new one while they are at it.

Remember, before you go to your dealer what the previous writer said about computing based on economy. All manufacturers allow for 3-5 gallons to be remaining in the tank eve though your trip computer says your dead in the road and your gas gauge light is on. Yesterday, my Range readout said 15 miles left, and the gas gauge light had been on for 20 minutes. I put in the nozzle but could only barely squeze in 14 gallons. Obviously I had 4.1 gallons left.

When I leave the city and get on the Interstate, my range readout shows consistantly more and more miles the farther I drive until it averages out. These are not NASA grade precision instruments.

2005 ES330 - 42300 miles

hey guys. I reset all the avg mpg's...mpg...etc on the car computer. I filled it up again this morning to full tank, but just for testing purposes I filled it till the pump clicked.

I drove on the highway for 78 miles....at exactly 72mph. The overall average came in at 19.7....at FULL tank, range showed me 225miles.

BEFORe i reset it, the avg showed 20.2, but it was all highway miles, literally not even a minute on city. I literally only got just about 240miles for the entire tank. It doesn't make sense. I'm not expecting "nasa grade precision" but something is off here. I made an appointment for next week, and see what they can come up with.

Because if I used the computers previous overall average of (20.2) all highway, and I only got 240 miles(i checked odomoter myself...the range also showed same amount) if at 20.2avg * (for arguments sake...15gallons)......i should yield 303 miles at the minimum. I'm short 60miles right there.....but how can a pristine sedan, with ONLY 47k miles, not a single service skipped(car was babied) be yielding such poor gas mileage.

From Motortrend.com via the L.A. Times (this is page 4 of the article)...of the summary of events...

November 29, 2009: A new Los Angeles Times story claims a number of Toyota drivers say their vehicles had still accelerated out of control with the floor mats removed. The Times also reports complaints of unintended acceleration increased after Toyota began using its drive-by-wire system in 2002, starting with the ES 300. According to the Times, unintended acceleration complaints on Lexus ES 300s jumped from an average of 26 per year in 2001 to 132 per year in 2002, and there had been 19 deaths since 2002 related to unintended acceleration in Toyotas, compared with 11 deaths connected to all other automakers combined. The story also notes Toyota has been investigated for unintended acceleration more times than any other automaker, and that 74 of 132 complaints lodged against the 2007 Lexus ES 350 were for cases of unintended acceleration. Toyota has no explanation, but says its drive-by-wire system is not to blame, again citing the November 2 NHTSA report.

However, the Times notes that the agency has only investigated the drive-by-wire system twice in its nine investigations and Toyota had issued three separate service bulletins for 2002 and 2003 Camrys concerning unintended acceleration issues with the drive-by-wire system. The Times says NHTSA had asked Toyota to look into an issue with the electronic throttle body on the 2006 Camry, which Toyota immediately delegated to the parts supplier. When the supplier reported there was no problem, NHTSA accepted the finding and quietly closed the report, keeping most of its 74 pages confidential.

Full 4 page article link here..."Here's how the crisis unfolded":

http://www.motortrend.com/features/auto_ne...isis/index.html

http://www.courthousenews.com/2009/11/19/T..._California.htm

guys check that out, 02-03 Lexus Es300 is now part of the lawsuit.

I actually got reall curious, I almost thought it was going to be about the 02 transmission issues, was getting my hopes up, because i'm and tired of the damn car revving up so high while slowing down, and then pushing accerelator. (I got it reflshed over 5weeks ago too, to see if it would help.....ABSOLUTELY NOT...it regressed).

Hey guys, thanks all for the replys.

I actually just filled the tank again today, and its show 226 miles range?!! this is getting kinda ridiculous. Clearly it is not a TRUE range, kinda lame on lexus part. Im going to have dealer look at it, I have extended warranty, maybe they'll reflash it or replace it. now to convince them not to charge a "diagnostic fee".

That Interstate battery is what I am going with too...800 CCA's! You betcha...nice choice. B) How does the battery fit compared to the old one? same size?

I have the Interstate MT-35 ...its the megatron 85 month warranty. It was put in december 2006, and had it inspected few days ago, i got CC of around 610. So it seems the battery is holding up well.

Just make sure the 24 model is 85month, i was pretty sure only the megatron was 85months pro-rated.

btw...i asked the battery place, if i were to have it replaced(prorated), it would cost me 55 for a new battery plus install. THey are selling new battery for about 100. I too have an 02 model.

I don't remember the exact number, but mine is certainly above 300. What does your Avg. MPG reading say?

yeah mines NEVER crosed 300. im seeing an avg of around 22.5. Even when i resfresh on highway at 70mph, ive never seen it cross 24.1

Id appreciate everyones feedback.

Hey guys, ive searched here, but can't seem to find an answer.

I have a 2002 Es300 that I recently bought pre-owned. It has 47k miles on it. I just noticed even when the car is at FULL for gas, my FUEL RANGE is showing only around 255miles. So i looked up online, and it says the car has an 18.5 gallon tank. Its rated for 27highway, and the numbers aren't adding up. The range doesn't adjust whether i'm driving highway or local and wondering is this something wrong with my car? I paid the lexus dealer to inspect it for engine sludge last week, they said it was super clean.

But i'm stumped, and asking you guys for your help. Are others with the 02-06 model range, only getting 255(ballpark range) on a full tank of gas on the computer readout? Because i'm somewhat worried about this. Thanks for your replys in advance.